Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte

Č, Ř Á, 2007, Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) from buntings, cardinals and tanagers (Passeriformes: Emberizidae, Cardinalidae, Thraupidae) from Costa Rica, with descriptions of two new species of the genus Myrsidea (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae), Zootaxa 1631, pp. 57-68 : 63-64

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.179415
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6250441
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A4AC07-FF96-FFED-FF31-ECBCFC1C8164
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte
status

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Host: Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte View in CoL – Passerini’s Tanager

One chewing louse species was found on this host:

Myrsidea fusca ( Carriker, 1903)

Menopon thoracicum fuscum Carriker, 1903: 187 .

Myrsidea fusca ; Price & Dalgleish, 2006: 14, figs 16-17. Redescription. Type host. Ramphocelus passerinii Bonaparte View in CoL

Material studied. 1 female and 2 nymphs ex Ramphocelus passerinii , COSTA RICA: Hitoy Cerere BR, Provincia Limỏn (9°40’N, 85°05’W), 19 August 2004, Literák, Č apek & Havlίček coll., 3 males, 2 females and 6 nymphs ex R. passerinii , COSTA RICA: Barbilla NP, Provincia Limỏn (9°59’N, 85°27’W), 2–6 September 2004, Literák, Č apek & Havlíček coll. Deposited in INBio – O. Sychra CR68.

Remarks. Six of ten birds examined were parasitised by M. fusca .